Rack for milk buckets or like containers



Oct. 21, 1952 J. L. KJELDSEN RACK FOR MILK BUCKETS OR LIKE CONTAINERSFiled June 12, 1946 y 4 93., AM

H I 3 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 21, 1952 i 3 I PATENT orrics RACK FOR MILKBUCKE'IS 0R LIKE CONTAINERS Jens Laurits Kjeldsen, Odense, DenmarkApplication June 12, 1946, SerialNo. 676,1121

In Denmark November 23, 1945 1 1 7 This invention relates to racks formilk buckets or like containers, in which the bucketsare supported in aninversed position. Such racks are used for supporting the buckets so asto permit them to dry after having been washed and cleaned. The objectofthe invention is to provide a rack' for this purpose in which thebuckets or like containers may be easily arranged and safely supported.A more specific object of the invention is to provide a rack to supportmilk buckets or the like containers having a. body portion with handlesextending there above and a neck portionof decreaseddiameter in aninverted position in the rack. A further purpose of the invention is toprovide a rack to support milk buckets of the type specified in whichthe con- Still afurther object of the invention is to provide a rack formilk buckets of the kind specified, whichenables an easy handling of thebuckets. I More specifically it is an object of the invention to providea rack, which enables a bucket to be arranged in its support positionwith one hand only without the necessity of operating the snap actionlocking means adapted to grip behind the bottom flangeof the bucket.

The invention is more specifically described hereinafter, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig- 1 is a sideelevation of a rack according to the invention and Fig. 2 is a frontperspective view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of another embodiment of the invention, and

Fig. 4 is a vertical section thru a pawl memthe height of the bodyportion a of a milk bucket comprising a substantially cylindrical bodyportion having along its bottom edge a cylindrical flange b extendingbelow the bottom portion and having at its top end a neck portion 0 ofdecreased diameter and further having handles d1 and dz adapted to carrythe bucket and extending above 3 Claims (Cl. 211-75) the body portion.On the upper rod 4 pawls 6 are mounted for swivelling movement and inmutual spaced relationship spaced slightly more than the diameter of thebucket. These pawls are by means of abutments I as moredetailed shown inFig. 4 mounted on the rod 4 prevented from moving below the horizontalposition shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4'is a vertical section thru'a pawl asshown in Fig. l. The pawlwhich is generally referred to as 6 has a bodyportion 6a and a substantially cylindrical portion 6bwith a throughgoingbore 60. Below the body portion 6athe cylindrical portion Eb isseparated'into two parts,

'of which only the one part Ed is shown in Fig. 4.

Between these'two parts a slot-is provided to receive the abutment 1serving the purpose of keeping the pawls in the horizontal position andsimultaneously serving the purpose of keeping the pawls in position onthe rod 4 preventing them from sliding sidewardly. The free ends of thepawls are wedge-shaped at their free ends at 6 so that the pawls areautomatically, lifted when a milk bucket is supported in an ,inversedposition on the rod 5 and with the edge ofits bottom urged against theinclined surface 6) of the corresponding pawl 6. Thereby the pawl willfall down behind the cyli'ndricalzflange 8 of the bucket forming a snapaction look so as to retain the same safely in the rack.

The buckets are placed in their inverted supported position in thefollowing way which will be more easily understood with reference toFig. 2, which is a perspective view of the rack shown in Fig. 1 adaptedto carry two buckets, being understood, however, that a plurality ofpawls can be arranged forming a rack for a larger number of buckets. Thebucket to be supported is gripped in inverted position and arranged witha shoulder portion of the body supported of the lower rod 5 with thehandle all behind said rod. Hereafter only one hand is necessary. Theoperator just pushes the bottom of the bucket in direction of the pawl,until it snaps down behind the bottom flange. It will be understood thatit is not necessary to operate the pawls manually during the mounting.The bucket is only gripped with one hand in the handle and with theother hand in the bottom flange b, whereafter the bucket is lifted.Hereby the pawl will also be lifted to a position, in which the otherhandle can pass above the bottom rod 5, whereafter the bucket isreleased from the rack. The rack may, as shown in Fig. 3, constitutepart of a frame 9 adapted to be supported on the ground by means of abase II]. In this case the frame may suitably be provided with twohorizontal rods 5a and it on each side so that the rack will be capableof carrying two rows of buckets. To this end, oppo-' ly facilitated.Likewise, the removal of a. milk bucket from the rack may be effectedwithout the pawl being lifted by hand, the pawl being swung upwards whenthe bucket is lifted so much that its handle becomes disengaged from thelower supporting bar.

The invention is not limited to the embodiment described with referenceto the drawing,

but may be modified inseveral respects within the scope of. the appendedclaims.

- I claim;

l. A rack for milk buckets or like containers provided with acylindrical bottom flange, comprising a horizontal bar for supporting aplurality of containers adjacent each other in an inversed position attheir top portions, means for engaging said containers at their upturnedbottom flanges, said means including a horizontal axle and. a pluralityof pawls pivoted on said. horizontal axle and each having an oblique endface adaptedto be engaged by the bottom flange of a container. whenvinserting the same in the rack so as to cause said pawls to be liftedselectivelyand subsequently drop behind said bottom flange for retainingthe container in. the rack, means for supporting said pawls in suchposition as to present their oblique end faces to said bottom flangeswhen inserting containers in the rack, and brackets. supporting bothsaid horizontal bar and said horizontal axle.

2. A rack fora milk bucket or like container provided with a cylindricalbottom flange, comprising a horizontal bar for supporting a container inan inverse position at its top portion; means for engaging saidcontainer at its upturned bottom. flange, said means including ahorizontal 4 axle mounted above said horizontal bar and a pawl pivotedon said horizontal axle and having an oblique end face adapted to beengaged by the bottom flange of the container when inserting the same inthe rack so as to cause'said pawl to belifted and subsequently dropbehind said bottom flange for retaining the container in the rack, andmeans for supporting said pawl in such position as topresent its obliqueend face to said bottom flange when inserting the container in the rack.

3. A. rack. for milk buckets or like containers provided with acylindrical bottom flange, comprising a horizontal bar for supporting aplurality' of containers adjacent each other in an inversed. position attheir top portions, means for engaging said containers at their upturnedbottom flanges, said means including a horizontal axle mounted abovesaid horizontal bar, and a plurality of pawls pivoted on said horizontalaxle and each having an oblique end face adapted to be engaged by thebottom flange of a container when insertin the same in the rack so as tocause said pawlsto be lifted selectively and subsequently drop behindsaid bottom flange for retaining the container in the rack; means forsupporting said pawls in such position as to present their oblique endfaces to said bottomflanges when inserting containers in the rack.

J ENS LAURITS KJELDSEN.

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